Category: Disorders

Forget counting sheep: Cognitive behavioural therapy could help chronic pain sufferers get a good night of sleep

Ashley November 15, 2015 Comments Off

From the University of Warwick media release: Research conducted at the University of Warwick indicates that chronic pain sufferers could benefit from therapy to help them sleep better. The University… Read more »

Feeling feverish? It might be stress

Ashley November 15, 2015 Comments Off

From the Taylor & Francis media release: Psychogenic fever is a stress-related, psychosomatic condition that manifests itself in a high body temperature. It is caused by exposure to emotional events… Read more »

New computational strategy finds brain tumor-shrinking molecules

Ashley November 2, 2015 Comments Off

From the University of California – San Diego media release: Patients with glioblastoma, a type of malignant brain tumor, usually survive fewer than 15 months following diagnosis. Since there are no… Read more »

Scientists make advancements that may lead to new treatments for Parkinson’s

Ashley October 22, 2015 Comments Off

From the Wayne State University Division of Research media release: More than one million people in the United States are afflicted with Parkinson’s disease, a progressive disorder of the brain that… Read more »

New hope for Lou: Unexplored therapeutic targets for ALS

Ashley October 6, 2015 Comments Off

From the American Physiological Society (APS) media release: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disorder in which cells of the nervous system die, leading to muscle weakness that impacts breathing, movement… Read more »

Dormant viral genes may awaken to cause ALS

Ashley October 2, 2015 Comments Off

From the NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke media release: Scientists at the National Institutes of Health discovered that reactivation of ancient viral genes embedded in the human genome may… Read more »

Why do people with schizophrenia misinterpret social cues?

Ashley October 2, 2015 Comments Off

From the King’s College London media release: A new study from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London sheds light on why people with schizophrenia misinterpret… Read more »

Doctors trained to be confidantes for risk-taking teenagers

Ashley October 1, 2015 Comments Off

From the University of Melbourne media release: Doctors have successfully reduced risk-taking behaviour in teenagers and young people, in a world-first trial led by the University of Melbourne. The study involved… Read more »

Rare genetic mutations occur more often in schizophrenia patients, researchers find

Ashley September 18, 2015 Comments Off

From the University of California – Los Angeles media release: A new study by UCLA scientists adds to the understanding of the genetic architecture of schizophrenia. Past research has shown… Read more »

Safinamide in Parkinson’s disease: No hint of added benefit

Ashley September 18, 2015 Comments Off

From the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care media release: Safinamide (trade name: Xadago) has been available since February 2015 as add-on therapy for the treatment of mid- to… Read more »